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... 2 acre block in downtown Brno.It is the basis of a novel (currently reading ) called the Glass Room. Innovative architecture. Good read. Long goodbye lunch at Era cafe with Hanka and Yva,then a visit to the Tart Cup (yes that is its real name!) modern gymnastics Grand Prix. Full circle of our trip and for Iva with gymnastics. Last supper of Becherovka and.chips and more research ...

... Looked interesting but empty. James had already settled by the fire with a beer before we ditched the place for a warm cheery and well lit beer hall. Between the cellar and the brewery in downtown Brno was a church and an institute where Johann Mendel did pioneering work on genetics. He was of short stature and fancied tall women! Relevance? Look it ...

Said no more castles but the Spilberk was different ! They had an exhibition on Czech beer!! We would rather be drinking it we decided.The castle/fort was built in 13 th century with huge fortifications. Was used to repel Swedish attacks, as an infamous prison for political guests from throughout the Austrian empire including Italians and Poles (all meticulously documented) and as a Nazi headquarters in ...

We managed to see a very moving exhibition of photographs from Vietnam during the War (taken by a Slovak photographer) and do some last minute Sovenshkan shopping. hours bus trip from Bratislava to Brno turned into an all day saga of misinformation, mechanical mishaps, toilet failures ,traffic jams, and rain. Thought we had worked out the transport system. Planned a tram 20 metres from ...

... for digs. Found some for tonight and plan a country sojourn until Friday. Hanka will drive us out to an historic village 35 min out of town to get us out of the way!! Great hospitality and Iva has been acting as the turnim tok. She got confused at times talking to us in Czech and to Hanka in English!! Our room in a modern hostel more than adequate and looking forward to a big sleep. Restaurant next door for dinner. One scoop of home made ice cream 10 ...